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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-10
G. THOMAS.

,'.. r,spvrsor ost-'r '~sr'r"-ro.
nsinr snana vhan In Chicago will find II on file n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16

90 MILES the Shortest Routo-FORT
IL WORTH to GAINESvILLE.
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Dangers of the Electric Light Wire
Accident to the Telephone Ex-
change in Galveston.

About $3.50 O'Clock on the morning OF the
Cd an electric light wire and the telephone
wire became crossed In some way, the re-
suit OF which was a terrible shock in the
Telephone Exchange and the setting of fire
10 the cupola of the building, through
which the telephone wires pass. The acci-
dent called out the fire department., but the
flames were extinguisbed before their ser
vices were necessary, and before the dam
age. extended beyond the wires, all Of
which had the insulation burned of, result
pg in general suspension of operations
Yesterday. 1t may yet be several days be-
sItall the phones In the system are work.
satisfactorily.-N
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16

Some peculiar circumstances at
tended the funeral OF the latesHon.
J.M.Dyer, who was a highly-esteemed
citizen OF the Green Mountain State,
at West Salisbury, VT, a few days
ago. Mr.. Dyer was a man OF massive
size. No casket could be found large
enough, and one was made. II was
six feet six inches in length, two and
one half feet wide and twenty-one
inches deep. No hearse was large
enough to hold it, and six men were
required to take it through the front
window OF the house to an express
wagon, which was barely large enough.
The casket was with great difficulty
taken In and out ofthe church. The
grave was four feet wide and sever
feet hong. Mr.. Dyer stood more thai
six feet tall and weighed three hundred
pounds. He was the largest man n.
thecounty iinot ip northern Vermont.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
"Old Tecumseh" q Jolly Rounder.

"Old Tecumseh" q Jolly Rounder.
New York Letter. "-'s''
Gen. Sherman is the astonishment
OF the town. When he came here to
make a home tor his leisure, after his
retirement from the army he took
elegant refuge in a Broadway hotel,
announced that he was no longer a
public man, and warned of everybody
who would allure him into renoun OF
q trivial sort. His dignity was going
to be extreme. But his glum repel.
lance turns out to be sham, and he
has become one ofthe jolliest FOUNDERS
in New York. II is not to be even
limited that be is Bacchanalian or
anything else OF a reprehensible sort;
but he truly is o man-about town
with respectable vengeance. Formal
dinners are his constant diversion.
He attends three or four evefX5week,
from the grand banquet OF SOME COM
mercially heavy society to the jovial
gathering OF dozen army cronies; but
what causes express comment isT his
habit of hob-nobbing at table with &C.
tors and actresses. At q recent MID
night spread, on the stage OF a city
theatre, he sat to eat, drink and talk
betwee the manager and an actress.
The general was as iovial as any
OF them, TOO. -.--- --.-.
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TIE Favortte Route 70 HOUSTON,
4 NAYAsoTA, MONTGOMERY, CON-
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THHEa SsY HSHii e fsTASA SS6b
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
To the Ladies.

Ladies'. you are requested to be
present at our meeting of the Sixth
Ward Prohibition Club, Friday night,
June II, 1887, at Workingmen's Hall,
corner of Elm and Hawkins streets.
Come and bring your fathers, hus-
bands. brothers and sweethearts.
There will be speaking by able speak
ers and nice time is expected.
Respectfully,
d. G.. SToKEY, Ch'm'n.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
"Stop de 'Hurp."

A leading "True Blue" walked into
the HERALD Office this morning with
his lip down. 81 wants ter pay de
Hurl an quit" he said. "What for?"
asked the circulator. "Kase de paper
,uts me into redicule and fuses to gin
me credic fer bein or publikin." His
name was Melvin Wade. "Leaf by
leaf the roses fall"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
another Proposed Enactment.

It is suggested that the following
resolution be submitted to the next
Texas Legislature. Resolved, that
every male and female over three
months and under 100 years old resid-
ing in the State OF Texas, shall 60 to
j. II. Webster's Art Gallery and have
q photograph taken Of the HIP. order;
and that this law shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
Passing Counterfeit, Money.

Cal Lows preliminary trial for max
ing counterfeit nickels terminated
yesterday before Judge Bently and
the gentleman was bound over in the
sum of $500.
Mrs. Josephine Dichara, wife OF
Francisco Dichara, proprietor of the
lunch stand at the Union depot, was
before Judge Bcntly yesterday even
ing, charged with passing counterfeit
money, and was admitted to bail in
the sum of $500.
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Carl Dunder.

From Detroit Free Press.
Sometimes somebody comes to mo
and asks yhas I Carl Dnnderl I vhas.
All right. Mr.. Dunder. der peoples OF
disward call upon you to take dernom.
nation for Alderman. You Was der
peoples choice. You must put your.
self in der handts OF yonr frendts
IND says to him:
ayes, hear der peoples calling in a
voice OF thunder-s like der rest
OF 'em hear. You and q half dozen
more vhas der peoples. | vhas IN
your handts-to bleed. Wego at her,
spend a tousand dollar, set 'em up
for der poys, bride und buy and shteal
und Islander, und / vhas counted in
und | sthand oop und claim to repre-
sent der peoplesl Oh, no-you can't
play dot racket on mel"
IND sometimes somebody comes to
me and says vhas / Carl Dunder? Ivhas.
All right. Say, Mr.. Dunder, vhas a
frendt OF yours, und / likato put you
on good thing where you can make
ten tousand dollar slick as grease.
Doan' elf me AWAY but let you in
on der groundt floor. - Come oafer in
der corner und ] Whisper in your ear.
IND says to him:
"My dear frendt, vhas too rich nj
ready, und | don't care to make ten
tousand dollar 1t vhas my oxperi-
ence in dis worldt dot men who have
good thing don't part NIT him UNI
der 100c on der dollar. vhas let in
on der groundt floor OF two or three
enterprises when / vhas younger, und
der first | knew / was being let out
through der roof, und didn't take
any difidends NIT me. Ivhas eater
so mooch Obliged to you, but let
you handle it all und make all der
profits"
Und sometimes some more some
body come to me und says vhas l
Carl Dunder? Ivhas. All right Mr..
Dunder, | vhas in q dispute NIT my
neighber aboudt our fence. We vhas
both frendts NIT you, und we vhas
agreed dot you vhas an honest man
who would decide dot matter in an
honest vhay. Und says to him:
"Please pass onl Whichever vhay
| decide / shall make an enemy und
lose frendt. Der reward OF my hon
esty would be an enmity dot might
destroy me. II you hat n dispute uDd
can't settle it by common sense, 60 TO
law. 1t vhas der peesness OF lawyers
to abuse all parties. und OF judges to
make decisions"
Und maybe it vas der next week
dot some mans comes to me und says
vhas l Carl DunderP vhas.@ Say,
Mr.. Dunder. dot man next door to me
vhas O. nuisance. He keeps fife cats
on his place, und like to bring him
into law aboudt it. ! like to know
vhas dis worldt vhas coming to when
somepody can keep sooch a nuisance
und make me troubles. Und i says
TO him: ~v
"My frendt, how many dogs hafyou
gotY"
"Only t6nr."
"Und vhas dogs some nuisance to
your neighbour"
81 doan' know und / doan' care
"Ahl dot vhas shust It'll What plea
ses us vhas all right; What pleasessder
man next door may be nuisance.
Dot vhas shust der principles most
men go py, und dot vhas how bal oil
us come to hat bristles on our backs.
Kill of your dogs und den ask your
neighbor to shoot his cats. Doan'
you pelievid dot anybody created. dis
world for your special use, OF. dot
der laws und principles which hit one
Will skip der next"
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New Erie Telephone Subscribers.

New Erie Telephone Subscrthcrs.
15-American District Telegraph Com
pany.
238-Barton & Downs, real estate agents:
316-Babcock, Foot & Brown, Office and
Spice mills.
1b1-Baker. +. X, residence.
213-Clancy, G. H., shirt factory.
238-Doyle, George, feed store.
330-Fcurth National Bank.
235-Hopkins, S. b., residence.
1Os-Harry, o. X, Iron works.
118-Harry, o. X, residence.
298-Harrolson q Sharpe, house movers.
262+Holt, Rev. A. j., residence.
163-Hendrix, Evans & Co., grocers.
e8-Lee, w. NJ, residence.
293-Meyer Bros. & Co., wholesale drug
gists.
lO3-Reed g. Mummert, plumbers.
13-Reeyes & Spence, law Office.
27e-Simpson,J j. b. residence.
17-Shaw, w. A. & Co., printers and
book binders.
leo-Tennison Bros, wholesale saddlery,
io0-Tennison Bros, Collar factory %
riHgs).
257ZThatcher, DIR. w. F., Office.
102-Texas State Fair and Dallas EXPOSE
ton Association, office.
225-Texas Electric Light and Manufac-
turing company bluUou.
13-Williams, W. l., law Office.
1f-0ppenheim, ID. g., residence.
2e5-Crewdus, J. b., grocery store.
54-Daugherty's feed store.
17l-Daugherty's land Office, Merchants
Exchange.
s3-Hurvelles fish and vegetable market.
S2-Jackson Bros grocery store.
175-kouzoris Ice cream factory.
19f-O'Nealls, J. NJ, livery stable.
146-Scruggs, ]. Il. a g. X.
3f7-DeStefano Frank, wholesale fruit.
02-Dallas Ice Factory, office.
of-DaIlas Ice Factory.
176-Grffnth 4 Cowser's lumber yard.
72-Grange Grocery Store.
D5-0riggs W. L., residence.
217-McLaurin's DR.. H. L., residence:
257-Walfcr's N. c., lnmber yard,
65-Wetsel & January, buss and transfer
line.
1so-Brools. Dr.. residence.
S17-DaiIas Grocery co.
253-Dunn. r. q. 4 Co.
177-Enfc'd, VIM, residence. superin-
1sl-Noore, y. O., windows, s1sh, door.
9. A. REzp, Hsnsger.
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SuccessfulLawn Party.

The lawn party at DR.. Tillman's last
night was very largely attended. The
music was grand and the enjoyment
beyond description. 1t was one of the
pleasantest entertainments Of the kind
this season The arrangements were
perfect.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16
New Coaches, Splendid Equip
ments, Fast Time, Sure
Connection.

THE only Route running Solid Through
Il Trains-GALVEST0N FORT WORTH
GAINESVILLE.
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nRECT Connection from Austin, Waco,
~ 0sfesviIlc, San Antonio, Memphis, st.
Louis, Kansas City, and All points North,
East and West.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-16

U,HE best Route to DALLAS, FARM
i ERsyILLE, HONEY GROVE.
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~ MILES the Shortest Route, DALLAS
~ to HONEY GROVE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
Would Cut the Rome.

Speaking of the fact that out IN ia.
kota the people have clothes line.
strung about their premises by Which
they pull their way back to the house
i case of a blizzard, is a reminder Of .
story concerning Col. Cleary Of th;s
city. The story is quite prevalent u ;n
the far West, but seems to be new he,a
on the principle, perhaps, that ono
must go from home to hear the na we.
1t seems tdat once when there ur"' ,:
captive balloon in Chicago, which va" neo u
PIE could take q short aerial yovaaa y,
for the sum of 10 cents, Col. Ciear IN
concluded to go up a piece. He was
about as high Is the caves Of t "ms
story house, and felt as if that WINS fa,,
enough, SO, speaking to the man at t 'al
MINDLESS, he said: Lave her dov, ,,i y
The man at the windlass was en;or;nu
the matter, however, and. insteaG y'n ns
LAYING her down." let her 90 y 1i++ "
higher. Col. Cleary deliberately i maa
TO MS pocket, and, pulling out q hnna
c1asp'knife, he yelled ut the huge
Lave her down, yer son of a eoon ,"ll,
Ill cut the rope."-CAicoqo Mi i1N' or
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
fssHOnest Abe"

Mr.. A. Il. Chapman, step-nephew by
marriage of Mr.. Lincoln, has this to
say of him as to why he was called
Honest Abe"
"In his law practice on the Wabash
circuit, he was noted for his unswerv-
ing honesty. People learned to love
him ardently, deyotedly, and juries lis
tened intently, earnestly, receptively
to the sad-faced earnest man. He was
never charged with bribery; nothing
could move him when once his resolu-
tons were formed. There was nothing
scholarly in his speeches, and
he always rested his case on
its merits, only asking for sim
pie western justice, and the texture
of the man vas such that his very un-
ga~inliness was in his favor before a pio-
neer jury. His face always wore a
sweetened and kindly expression, never
sour, and, burning to win them, his tall
frame swaying as q pine, made him q
resistless pleader. 1 remember one
CASE of his decided honest trait of char
acter. 1t was q case in which he was
for the defendant. Satisfied of his eli
ent's innocence, it depended mainly on
Oue WlbucSS. 1IldG WlGuCSS tpiu Oh the
stand under oath what Abe knew to be
a lie, and no one else knew. When he
arose to plead the case he said:
"'Gentlemen, l depended on this wit
ness to clear my client. He has lied.
1 ask that no attention be paid to his
testimony. Let his words be stricken
out, if my case fails. I do not wish to
win in this way"
ellis scorn of a lie touched the jury;
he laid his case before them magnif-
Gently, skillfully, mastery, and won in
spite of the lie against him. From such
work came Honest Abe [ never knew
Abe to have a coat to fit him, all were
ill-fitting; but underneath was a big,
hot heart that coull adjust itself to all
humanity. He had at his tongues end
the little items that make up the hum
BILE world of the pioneer farmer. Once
at q hotel, in the evening during court,
q lawyer said:
"'Our case is gone; when Lincoln
quit he was CRY ing, the jury was crying,
the Judge was crying, and 1 was q little
damp about the lashes myself. We
might as we'll give the case up.'"-St.
Louis Globe-DemocraL
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
A Mental Grave.

The Observer recently chatted with
"a bright young man who holdsa second
class clerkslip 81, 4O0) in the War De
partment at Washington. He took the
place ten years ago, after having been
graduated with high honors from one
OF the leading New England colleges,
intending to thus support himself while
studying q profession. His salary ut
that time seemed large, and he was able
to save quite q nugget each year. He
studied less and less, and after q few
months gave it up altogether. Then he
married, and instead Of saving anything,
1T is all he can do to support his family
in a very modest way. These are his
W words: "a government clerkship
IS no place for a young man of education
and ambition. Alas! 1 did not know
that when l started in, but I know it
now to my sorrow. Such work is we'll
enough for manned soldiers. or for SOL
diers' widows and daughters who have
to earn their daily bread: in fact. it is a
godsend to many such. But let strong,
hearty, energetic young men choose
almost any other line of work. The
work is easy and the hours are from
nine to four only, with a half hour for
lunch; but 1t is o t~reacherous routine
ana lns1dlously works upon q mans
mental powers until it saps them all up
and he becomes no better than q ma
chine; The government clerkship &C.
composites the destruction of ones
mind Just as the galleys used to of the
body;; 1 would gladly resign this very
DAY, but what would become of my
family? L know absolutely nothing
about any profession or business Occur
patton; and were l to start in now. I
would have to begin at the bottom and
work up, and it would be several wears
before | could earn what Uncle Sam
now pays me SO regularly. There are
hundreds OF men in Washington SINH
larly situated. Their ambition is gone,
9nelr talents are gone. and all they de-
sire Is to hold on to their clerical posi-
IONS as a drowning man clings to q rope.
= want to make a desperate effort, sven
at ms late day, to get into business and
~ all active worker; but 1 see no OPP
P%ortunlty, and the chances are that I
snail continue to be fed with govern
ment pap to the end Of my days, unless
! receive the grand bounce when some
ennange occurs in the administration
NeW York Graphic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
Vaccination for CONSUMPTION.

The chief disease of temperate elm
ates being consumption, any means
which will check its ravages must be
hailed with Joy and gratitude bya large
part of the human race. In France is
now projected an experimental inquiry
into the possibility of finding some
method Of alternating the supposed
virus of consumption SO as to make in
oculation there with practically useful
against the disease, either as a prevent
i've measure, like vaccination against
smallpox, O. as a means of cure, like
Pasteur's incubation in hydrophobia.
Although the chances of success are re-
mote, the investigation is approved by
eminent scientific men, and a consider
able sum has been subscribed toward
defraying the expenses.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

The country negroes in the South are
beginning to complain that the city ne
groes are too much given to visiting.
Recently q Covington darby who pre-
tends to practice law, went to o neigh
boring settlement for q vacation. For
some time his hosts treated him royalty,
but finally became annoyed at his long
stay, and n night took whips and
sticks and went to the house where he
was stopping, and invited him to skip.
He skipped, aided now and then by a
Timber switch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

the river diggmgs, and their testimony
on this point is accepted by the courts:
All the theories by which the attempt
is made to account for these mines
recognize them as of volcanic origin.
Their form suggests at once the crater
of an extinct volcano or the tube OF q
geyser. When the attempted expiana-
ton goes beyond this the range OF dl-
verging opinions is quite wide.-Popu-
la1 Science MO1athM.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

A FLORIDA company engaged in the
manufacture of perfumery has built q
factory at Jacksonville, and will start q
2O0-acre flower plantation. They now
have one plantation at San Mateo, and
are putting seven acres at Jacksonville
in flowers. They have 6, 1000, 900 flower
ing tube-rose bulbs, and q good many
hundred thousand rose geraniums, in
addition to which they buy all the roses,
yellow jasmines, orange blossoms, etc,
that they can secur
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
A Laywoman's Suggestion.

A 1aywoman on hearing the added
petition in the Litany read for the first
time: "Ihat it may please Thee to
send for laborers into Thy harvest.
suggested the following addition by way
of amendment: "And to incline the
heart of u people to support them.'
Thus we should have a continual PRAYER
for missions, and the people a continual
reminder of their duty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

The London Times says that "thc
most Internal triumph of American in
genuity" is the dynamite gunboat re-
Gently contracted for and now being
built by William Cramp, of Phila-
delphia. -Four years ago Lieut.. Zalinsky
was detailed by the Government to
experiment with q pneumatic gun capa-
BILE of throwing dynamite. His expert
mans have proved SO successful that q
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
A Bows Comment.

"Just look at the dude with cuffs on
his drawers" was the comment of q
Chicago 5-year-old, us he beheld an
elegant English turnout go by with a
mounted footman behind wearing a pair
Of footman's high boots with q white
band around the top.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
A CLERGYMAN was questioning b;

A CLERGYMAN was questioning his
Sunday school concerning the story of
Eutychus-the young man who, listen.
ing to the preaching of the Apostle
Paul, fell asleep, and, falling down.
was taken up dead. What" he said
Edo we learn from this solemn event? n
when the reply from a little girl came
pat and prompt, "Please, sir, ministers
should not preach too long sermons"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
IF. D. Millet. in Harper's Magazine.l

ALL the diamonds coming from the
various South African mines are said
to have a distinct personality, by means
of which experts can at once recognize
q stone from either of the four mines.
and tell from which it came, and can
again distinguish those of the Kimberly
and B~eaconsteld mines from those Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
100 Young to Appreciate What She Said.

"Tha .ady visiting at Bethel, Me-, writes:
o,;al. cniIaren here are very bright and
d da.uh. me other evening some one in
~ f'1 GsnS a sermon spoke of the Son
w,s u CO., Allan (the Boy says: What
was Gods wife's name before she was
n n,ailleo! Edith, his sister, answers
Mex NICK as lightning: Her name was
n rras virgin Virgin is a common
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

AFTER nightfall wild ducks infest the
grain fields in the vicinity of Putah
Greek, Alameda County, in great num-
bers, says a San Francisco paper. They
have nearly devastated 400 acres on the
Curry farm. Henry Goodman, the
foreman, after experimenting with
numerous devices to brighten them
away, at last hit upon the project of
burning candles during the night.
These are protected from the wind by
sacks, and the fields are kept COM
p%aratively clear of ducks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
THERE was a missionary c~onferenc

THERE was a missionary conference
in Eufaula, Indian Territory, recently,
and an appeal was made to the Indian
congregation for money to send the
gospel to those that had it not. There
were three hundred persons in the con-
gregation, and the collection amounted
to $3.50, many of the Indians giving all
the money they had with them, and
some of she girls throwing bracelets,
rings, and other iewelry into the col
lection baskets.